The call was quickly answered.
Ma Lan began, "Hello, is this Yunkai? Yes, I'm Xiao Churan's mother..."
Since meeting Xiao Churan at the banquet, Wang Yunkai had been mesmerized by her. He had been longing for an opportunity to get closer to her. When he received a call from her mother, he speculated that she might be in trouble and didn't want to miss this chance to show his eagerness to help.
So, he politely greeted, "Auntie Ma, are you in some trouble?"
Ma Lan hurriedly explained, "Well, there's something I need your help with. A few friends and I bought some financial products from a company called Huaxin Insurance. We invested our entire savings, but now they won't let us withdraw. Could you help me get the money back?"
Upon hearing this, Wang Yunkai was overjoyed. He felt it was his time to shine and confidently said, "Auntie, don't worry. I'll come over right now and help you resolve this matter!"
Ma Lan was thrilled and exclaimed, "Thank you so much!"
After hanging up, she glanced at Ye Chen angrily and said, "Some people are just useless. Besides chanting a few slogans, what else are they good for?"
Ye Chen listened quietly, inwardly sneering at his mother-in-law's shallow thinking.
Inviting Wang Yunkai to help?
This company had likely scammed tens of millions, if not more. Anyone capable of swindling such an amount likely had strong backing, possibly even underworld figures. How could Wang Yunkai make the scammers return the money?
The Wang family itself was quite ordinary, and after losing the cooperation with Emperor's Group, their power diminished even further. With their background, it was unlikely they could intervene in such a large financial scam.
In fact, this small matter could easily be resolved with a phone call to Chen Zekai at Buckingham Palace. As the representative of the Ye family in Jinling, anyone in Jinling's business or underworld circles would give him face.
But his mother-in-law was annoying. Since she believed in Wang Yunkai, let Wang Yunkai help!
Seeing Ma Lan make a phone call, some people immediately gathered around her, asking if she had found a powerful figure to help.
Ma Lan proudly told the elderly people around her, "Don't worry, I've invited the young master of the Wang family to help. He's capable, and I'm sure getting the money back will be easy!"
Someone exclaimed, "The young master of the Wang family? Lan Jie, you're amazing to know such an influential figure!"
"Yeah, the Wang young master must have a lot of connections. Solving our problem should be a piece of cake for him!"
"Lan Jie, since you know such a talented young man, why not marry your daughter to him? Instead, she married such a useless person!"
Ma Lan disdainfully glanced at Ye Chen and sneered, "This kind of useless person will be kicked out of the Xiao family sooner or later!"
Ye Chen remained silent, intending to wait and see how Wang Yunkai would handle the situation.
Soon, a black Porsche slowly pulled up in front of the crowd.
A young man in a suit and leather shoes stepped out of the car.
Wang Yunkai had arrived.
The elderly people around couldn't help but admire, "Oh my, look at this young talent! With such a good son-in-law, I wonder which family's daughter will be lucky enough to marry him in the future!"
"Yeah! If my daughter could marry him, I could die without regrets!"
"Pfft, stop dreaming! Even if you die, he wouldn't look at your daughter!"
At this moment, Ma Lan ran up to Wang Yunkai and said eagerly, "Oh Yunkai, you've finally arrived! Auntie has been so worried!"
Indeed, the person who arrived was Wang Yunkai.
Wang Yunkai smiled and said, "Auntie, I'm sorry for keeping you waiting!"
Ma Lan hurriedly said, "Oh Yunkai, you're too polite! Auntie hasn't waited for more than ten minutes, and you're here so quickly!"
Wang Yunkai chuckled, "I heard you were in trouble, so I rushed over. I even ran several red lights on the way here."
Ma Lan looked pleased and asked with concern, "Running so many red lights must be troublesome, right?"
"Not at all," Wang Yunkai replied calmly. "I know the traffic police, a phone call, and any violations can be overlooked."
Then, he said, "Let's talk about your situation! How much money did you lose?"
Ma Lan sighed, "Oh, I invested over a million. They promised a dividend of two hundred thousand this month, but now I can't even withdraw the principal."
Wang Yunkai nodded, confidently saying, "Don't worry, leave it to me. With me on the case, I'll definitely help you get your money back."
Afterwards, he suddenly noticed Ye Chen standing behind Ma Lan, and his expression changed slightly.
He hadn't expected to see Xiao Churan's useless husband here.
Since meeting Xiao Churan, Wang Yunkai had been drawn to her, and hearing from his younger brother Wang Yunfei that Xiao Churan was likely still a virgin, his desire for her grew stronger.
So, seeing Xiao Churan's useless husband naturally disgusted him.
He deliberately smiled and said, "Oh, Brother Ye is here too? Do you have a way to help Auntie Ma get her investment back? Why don't you give it a try? Don't blame me for stealing your thunder later."
Ma Lan hurriedly interjected, "Let him try? What help can he offer? He's only good for chanting slogans! Yunkai, don't mind him."
Wang Yunkai nodded in agreement and taunted, "Since Brother Ye doesn't have the ability, let me give it a try!"
Ye Chen smiled faintly and said five words, "Good luck, Master Wang."
Wang Yunkai laughed disdainfully.
At this moment, the elderly people around Ma Lan gathered around, flattering her and saying, "Ma Lan, since we're all friends, why not let this handsome young man help us too? We've all been cheated of our hard-earned money!"
Ma Lan arrogantly said, "I can't decide on this. It's up to Yunkai. He's here for me, not you."
The others pleaded with Wang Yunkai, "Master Wang, please, also help us!"
Wang Yunkai disregarded the others, but seeing Ma Lan's greedy nature, he smiled and said, "Since you're all Auntie Ma's friends, I'll do you a favor."
The crowd was overjoyed. When Wang Yunkai arrogantly demanded 10% of the recovered funds as a reward for Ma Lan, they eagerly agreed, thinking that getting back 90% was still much better than nothing.
Ma Lan was overjoyed. If Wang Yunkai could really help them recover their money, she could earn millions!